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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
An Uneventful Day in Wheat, the Fluc-
tuations Being Unusually Slight.
Corn Rules Moderately Active for q Time,
But Closes Quiet-0ats Dull and lower
Provisions Active, Strong and Higher.
moSEY. BONDS AND STOCKS.
q Small Days Business, Relieved by Oc-
casionaI spurts of Animation.

q Small Days Business, Relieved By Oc-
casionaI spurts of Animation.
NEW YORK, July 12-Money on call was
Easy. at 81 16 per cent, the last loan being made
NJ per cent, closing offered at per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 5S5a per cent
Sterling exchange was dull and unsettled at
,4s2 for 6O-dsy bills, land o. s3f for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were Sc. 772
shares, Including the following: Delaware.
Lackawana 81 Western. 5, $50; Erie, 2,15O; Lake
Shore. 1000; Louisville s. Nashville. $500;
Northern Pacific. 1900; Reading. %. 725; St.
Paul, s,76l; Western Union. $500
The influence OF the incomplete Baltimore &
Ohio deal was the principal factor in the stock
market to-day. the uncertainty attending it re-
ducing the commission business to q minimum,
while even the traders were disinclined to oper-
ate. There news of any Importance OF
character to affect values. and the rumors which
obtained listeners those in regard to the
Baltimore s. Ohio matter only. The feeling in
the room was moderately bullish. but huctua-
range of one-half per cent Reading was the
only stock showing any approach to actav-
ity. and the traders sold it down
i Ionisv leae''Sn Nashville n A a. one time
showed considerable strength Manhattan
opened mp 3 per cent, and after reaction OF
per cent. closed WITHIN per cent OF the opcu-
ing, and Wheeling g. Lake Erie. after opening
up II. further advanced II per cent but the
gain was afterwards lost on the talk OF new
issue OF securities The last two stocks are to
be considered apart from the general list. which
was dull and stagnant throughout the day. The
opening was dull and steady. and the general
list showed no change, although Vibrating u
Lake Erie and Louisville q Naskyille were
strong in the early trading. About two-6fth OF
tbs days business was transacted -
the first hour. after which VIZ the
dullness became oppressive with ahso-
lutely no movement in prices, while tbs hour
from IL to o'clock the dullest'sa9nin che
Stock Exchange for about two years. Some
little animation was caused, later by the weak
ness in Reading and Wheeling & Lake Erie, but
this soon died away and the market closed ex-
trerney dull and steady. Final changes are
irregular, and for insignificant fractions only,
except Wheeling s. Lake Erie, which is up per
cent.
Railroad bonds were the dullest yet seen. the
the days business agereRatne only $751;, 900.
There was no feature OF interest, and changes
were generally for slight fractions only.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were dull and featureless. Clos
l.
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Small Farmers.


The number of small farms, and consequently
of small farmers. is increasing all the
union-more rapidly in the South than the
North for obvious reasons but quite rapidly in
the North. The term small farmer" is rather
vague one. man who has $50 acres of land
would hardly on that statement. be reckoned
small farmer; yet there are in the billy. rocky,
swampv and sandy parts of the country many
farms of that with but very few acres
of tillage land. and often not much pasture of
any practical value. On the other hand there
are truck farmers owning but ten or dozen
acres, who use more manure hire more help.
and sell more produce for more money than
others who own good common farms of 200
acres and over. So it may be said there
two kinds of small farmers-those who farm
comparatively small areas of land, and those
who, irrespective of acreage. produce but little
for sale OF the latter. class a good many follow
some other occupation-a mechanical trade,
numbering. fishing peddling. and the like, and
hardly expect to do more with their farms than
to grow family supplies, keep horse and cow, q
pig, poultry. etc., from which the sales are nee
essarily insignificant These being left one
side, we have remaining substantially two sorts
of small farmers--tne called .'scrubfarmer,
not ALWAYS without brains. but always without
industry, mbition or respect for his calling or
himself and the small farmer who is bent
running his small farm for all 1t is worth
In fertile but w and at first scantily popu-
lated region, small farming is practically out OF
the question. The great staple crops alone
be grown, because they alone be easily
shipped away over long distances. to where there
is a market for them. The States of the Union
have each. one after the other. passed. or are
passing through this stage of their exist
AS the wealth of new State accumu-
1ates, stock-farmlng gradually replaces exclusive
grain culture, and stock farming progresses with
the increase of capital, from sheep and pigs to
cattle, mules and horses; and then onward to
dalrying, fruit-growing. fancy stock breeding
hop. hemp. broom-corn. tobacco, cotton and 9TH
specalties. Most of these seem to call for
large areas in order to be properly and proftably
carried but as time goes ca Il is found that
with nearly all speciaitiss competition TO reach
hat ave cell VIII hrl Ylric
concentration
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Crops for Fertilizers.

Philadelphia
There are times when, after the crop has been
harvested. the land is allowed to remain undis-
turbed until the succeeding spring; but expert
ence has demonstrated that it is better to have
a crop of some kind on the ground at all times,
provided such crops be not permitted to mature,
but be turned under as manure. The old system
of following the land, which simply to
give it period of rest for recuperaton. proved
very beneficial; yet while the land ID remain
ing unproductive advantage should be taken
of the opportunity for assisting the soil to re-
gain fertility The soils that were heavily
cropped and abandoned became slightly COW
cred with scanfy heritage, but as the feeble
plants derived much of their food from the at
mosphere. and. when plowed under, added
that which they gained to the soil, in few
years the soil became sufficiently fertile to
bear crop OF some kind. But such . system
is there loss of time. but
the process of recuperation IS slow.
Provided the crop be seeded in with view OF
turning it under the soil is always benefited, for
while the plants, through the agency of the
roots and leaves, appropriate nitrogen in the
shape of nitric acid and ammonia from the at
mosphere and moisture, the roots also exert both
a mechanical and a chemical action on the inert
elements of the soil itself. thus converting plant
food from insoluble N aterials. Hence, when q
regular crop is removed. such as corn the land
should be seeded Immediately to some other
crop, rye, for instance. the rye to be turned
under when of the proper height No possible
injury can be done the SOIL as the rye will not
be removed, and such a crop performs the serv-.
ice of assisting restore fertility, and also pre-
vents the occupancy of the land by weeds. The
labor of blowing and narrowing is not very OK
pensive if credit be given the value of the labor
saved in destroying the weeds that would spring
up should the ground be Left uncovered. Shade
benefits the land also and some farmers are of
the opinion that the shading of the ground by
clover is q very important matter that does not
receive proper attention; but where clover is not
possible, as is the case on some soils, the grow
ing Of special manurial crops is cheap and
easy mode of assisting to restore those soils that
have beeen overcropped and become somew hat
oxh
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Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce Mt the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, July 12-Flour, receipts q, 966
packages; exports, S,3l5 brls and 1851 sacks;
sales. &c, 900 bus; market moderately setIvs and
firm
wheat-Receipts, 19.050 blu; exports. A52. 3s9
bu; sales O. 712 900 blu futures and 536 600 bu spot
and to arrive; spot lotseensrally weaker; spring
stock ks show q loss of a 10, and winter fully a
1ao. closing heavy: export trading fairly active;
options declined lie on July and a &c on later
months. closing weak ct near bottom rates.
Speculation more active. largely in near deliver
les. No. Chicago at 83a 83ac; do C. f. and T., 81
B5c; ungraded red. 70 q ss4c; No. 3red, 81 aSl4c;
No. 2 red, s. 0853c elevator. So 087c deliv-
cred 659c TO b.; No l red nominal: No white,
pominal; ungraded white, SOC; No red July. "a
0S52c, closing AZ safe; August 81 TIC a 85}c +
closing S4sc: September, 85 316 a Soc, iclosing
s54c; October ssh 0s7n. closing at s6ic; Decsm:
Der, SO 1-16 1890. closing at sole; January, 902
09lc, closing NJ 9OR: February. 9la 09l2c, clos
Ing at ellie: Nav 951 1854, closing at este.
Corn-Receipte, 76, 700 bu; exports 42.754
soct: soot lots steady ana fairly active; Options
dull; uneraded. 439 045Ac; No. 2, 433 0443c ele-
vator. AZ 045c delivered; No. white AZ a 48c;
No. July. 4ssc, closing at 43ac; August. 450
a5&c, closing at 45c; September, 46 7-l6 a A6sc,
slosine az 46sc; Octobar. 47sc.
Oats-Receipts, 81 900 bu; exports. us bu;
sales, 100. 900 bu futures and 900 bu spot
IL
037c; white Western. 80 O43c-
Hay steady and demand moderate.
Hops quiet and unchanged
Coffee-Sales. A, $50 bags; spot fair Rio steady,
Issc; options higher. but only moderately act
i've; July 16 50 a H.00c; August 16 90a
IL Csc; September IL 10117 35c; October IL. goa
II 35c; November 17.20 q IL 40c; December IL. 20
oil soc; January II 20 IL 45c: February 1740
OH 45c Sugar active and nrm; refined steady.
Moasses stoady; extra heavy black-strap l0Ic.
Rice STEADY.
TalIow steady. Rosin dull at 81 05 Clio.
Pork fairly active and firm. Sales OF 600
barrels Cut meats frm picked bellies 64c;
picked hams IL a 124c; do shoulders 62c Lard
2a4 points higher: Western steam. spot IS a
g. Goo; July 6 81 a $780, August g. So 6. See; Sep
TENDER g. 90 a g. 9yc; October z971803 c Novem-
5er O9c; city steam g. SOC.
Butter firm On fine stocks: Western 10 zoe:
Western creamery l6 zoe. Cheese quiet. rather
weak
Eggs: receipts $500 packages; firm. fair de-
mand; Western fresh u late.
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE influences in the
early markets very pronounced.
The main one was an increase OF $4,000
bushels of wheat on passage to European
ports August wheat started easier at
724c and little later sold up to I2Ec. bnt quickly
reacted 70 72fc, then sold M to ~ "a I3kc. To-
ward the close of the session. the scalperS taking
advantage of the advance TO realize. the slightly
bullish tone which had prevailed was lost and
August eased of TO 723c, where it closed Corn
ruled moderately active during the earlier part
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July H. noon: Flour Was quiet with prices ur-
changed and steady at former quotations. No.
spring wheat. III D714c; No. spring wheat, 63c;
No red 74&c. No. 2corn. 35a a 35fc. No 2 oats.
25Ic. No. 2 rye, 48c. No. 2 barley. nomi-
nal Mess pork, per brl. $l4 so q Is Lard,
per 100 lbs, &C. SO. Short-rib sides tlcosel.
1924 a csc; dry-salted shoulders (boxed). ZOO
s. soc; short-clear sides fboxed1. 8l5 q g. Zoe.
Whisky distillers finished goods, per gal, ST. 10.
Sugars cut-loaf, 50 064c; granulated. 6sc: stand
ard "A. SIC.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm for medium and steady
for fne grades; creamery 15A q 19c; dairy, l20
l6Ac Eggs. frmer at 130 13Ac.
Receipss-Flour IL. 600 brls; wheat e. 600 bn:
corn, 70. 600 bu; oats. $4,000 bu; rye, 1000
barley, j. 900 bu Shipments-Flour, $4,000 brls,
wheat, 284 900 bu; corn. 81. 900 Blu; oats, 49,
600 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, 1000 bu.
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The Jobbing Trade.
CANpED GOODS.

The JObblng Trade.
CANrED GOODS.
Peaches-Standard 3-pound. S1.7002; 3-pound
seconds. $14o l.5o. 2pound standard. $1,000
$50. Corn-McMurray. ST. 50I.3O; Yarmouth.
$1.4O0I45. Observation-Disclosures 2
pound, S0085s. raspberries 2pound, SLID
al 20. pineapple, standard, 2-pound. $1.25
$3.50; seconds. 2-pound, 81. 1o01:2o: cove
oysters 1-pound full-weight, 0Oc0$l; light, $50
zoe, 2-pound. full, $40 80; light. SOC a$1;
stringbeans rs 0s0c; Lima beans. 81 80 q 90;
peas marrowfat. 7Oc0 20; small. 81. 80; lob
sters. 81 95 02 To- red cherries 81 20 80; goose
berries, 81 To- strawberries 81. Is OILS.
COAL AND COKE.
Block, So. % y ton; Minshan. So. 25 ~ ton: Jack
son. 1915 P ton; Pittsburg. 81 y ton; Raymond
City. 81 ~ ton; Winitrede. 81 " ton; Campbell
Creek 81 p ton: Hooking 1915 y ton; Island City,
SO " ton; Highland, S2.75 y ton; Piedmont and
Blossturg S5 ~ ton; Duggar lPeacockl lump. $3 y
ton: nat. 81 SO p ton; chestnut No. and stove an,
thracite 81 y ton. egg and CRATE anthracite. Sc. rs
p coke. lie p bu, $3 p load; crushed coke.
13c ~ bu, S.. % " load All soft coal. nut size.
SOC ~ ton less than the above prices the same
quality of lump coal
Alcohol $2.o5a2. 10; asafcetida 2O0o5c alum,
405c; camphor. 30o32c; cochineal 5o055cs chioro-
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SHEEp-Recsip.s, 100; shipments. -. The
supply continues light. Market steady at no
Elsewhore.


ST. LOUIS, July 12.-Cattle-Receipts $500:
shipments 100; mostly Texans. Market active and
ssa s Good snnas ..s4s
steers. fair to choice 49, 10; feeders fair to
good, $3.oo03.eoi stockers. fair to good. 81 log
2 80; Texans and Indians, common grass to good
Hogs-Rscepts. 23oO Shipments. nons Market
tons. SIS 500 s. O packing and Workers. medium
to choice. S.. 1o052o; pigs, common to good. $3.50
Sheep-Rscepts, 400; shipments 400. Market
firm a. clipped. fair to prime 1910 o41o; lambs.
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE Drovsrs' Journal reports:
oattle-Rsesipts. 5000 ship%entss 200; Market
:hgas Sus and o1s
2.75; Texas cattle. 81; 75a3.5o.
les active 70 Zoe higher and
s ssss psssn .E .aa s:sSppf light
Les stronger; natives. SIS. oos4.sO western. 30 90
0s.7O; Texans. $o7o0s7o; lambs. $1.5o04.oo
KANSAS CITY. July 12.--Ca.tle-Recepts.
3 800, shipments official yesterday 300. Light
and sasas higher nss s0ss & sses
g 2593.6o. feeding steers $2; 90 S 10; cows
500. Market strong and SC higher; good to choice.
g. ss1. sas ss, e medium
..a sss CHOICE oe Market ss
EAST LIBERTY, Pa; July 12.-cattle-Recsipts
prices. No cattle shipped to New York day.
Hogs-R.cepts. 700; shipn nts. 400. Market
$50; common and light $5.2505.4O. No hogs
: shipped to Now York to-day.
z sheep-Rsceipts.. 4,ooO: shipments $500. The
market very slow at yesterday prices for good
common shade of.
\ NEW YORK, July 12.-Beeves-No receipts no
nafkst dressed beef dull at 6ia0714c for sides, with
very little selling above sc in the open marker. To-
days Liverpool cable quotes American refrigerator
beef dull ct 7i2c per n Sheep.Receipts $500
Market dull and limited trade at $3 1904 80 per 100
ms for sheep and "a. 5007.12 for lambs:
Hogs Receipts, ITO: mono offered alive; nomi-
nally sfrmer at $5 7O05.9O.
BUFFALO, July 12-Cattle-Receipts, 1885,
norrnnlly unchanged.
unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, $50. The market WAS firm; Sc
lected Workers., 81. so.
CINCINNATI. July 12.-Hogs active and firm; COM
mon and light. $4. 0005. 20; packing and butchers,
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OIL CITY, Pa. July 12.-National Transit eertif-
opened 607sc: highest 611sc; lowest, 60ssc
closed. 605se Sales, 234, 900 brls clearances 800
600 brls; charters 81 761 brs; shipments. "a, S99.
NEW YORK July 12.-Petroleum very dull
opened 607sc highest, 61c lowest. 6Ol2c; closed
6Oosc. Sales, 25O. 900 brls- Turpentine steady
at 33 44c.
PITTSBURG. Pa July 12.-Petro1eum dull and
heavy National Transit certificates opened at 6O7sc
closed at 6O5sc; highest. Il lee; lowest. 6O5sc.
CLEVELAND. July 12.-Petroleum quiet; Stand
ard white, 11Oo, &c.
SAVANNAH, Ga, July 12.-Turpentine firm at
301ec asked
WILMINGTON, N. Co. July 12.-Turpentinesfrm
at SOC.
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A New Fuel.
Omaha World.

Omaha World.
A new kind of soft coal has been discovered
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while being consumed, and is warranted to
make the whole neigh borhood black as the
ace of spades in half an hour Fortunately it is
scarce, or half the Western factory owners
would break their necks trying to get it.
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Mr.. Wilmer Atkinson thinks that before
many years a nut grove will be considered q
requisite of every wellrordered farm. $50
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BOSTON, July 12.-Wcol dull; Ohio and Pennsyl
vania extra heeces at 33c; Xxx at 81 1885,
No. / woods, 38D39c: Michigan extra 31032c;
medium unwashed at 25 O3Oc: fine do, at 49, 23c;
pulled woods. supers. at So a 40c extras 2S033c.
ST. LOUIS July S.--Wool steady and unchaged.
unwash I'D bright medium. q 026Aec; coarse braid,
1924; low sandy. l00 2Oc; bright fine. light. I70
$780, fair, 35037c; low, 3O033c.
NEW YORK. July 12.-Wool quiet but firm;
domestic feecs, 30037c; pulled, 14034c; Texas,
9025c.
PHILADELPHIA. July 12.-Wool quiet and un
changed.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, July 12.-The general inquiry
of moderate proportions but considering the advance
business of previous weeks sales freely up
expectations.
Metals.
ST. LOUIS. July 12.-Lead dull at 4.7005. zoe.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Copper firm. Lead steady.
Tin firm.
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LIVE STOCK.

Butcher Cattle Shade Lower-HOgs Active
and Five to Ten Cents Higher.
INDIANAPOLIS. July IL.
vCATTLE-Receipts, 90; shipments, % The
supply only fair. Market about steady on ship
ping grades. but . shade lower on butchers.